Practice Areas

Administrative Law

Administrative Law encompasses laws and legal principles governing the administration and regulation of government agencies, including those at the federal, state and local governmental levels. While this practice group represents a large number of clients before a myriad of such agencies, the legal authority and constraints of these agencies depend in large part on general principals of administrative law. This practice includes the representation of clients with issues related to the powers granted to these agencies, the validity and effect of rules and regulations adopted by these agencies and the relationship of these agencies to the client.

Some examples of the agencies before which we practice are:

Local governments:

Zoning commissions
Planning commissions
Election commissions
Housing authorities

State government:

Medical professionals licensing boards
Environmental agencies
Taxing authorities
Agencies regulating employee benefits
Bank regulatory agencies

Federal government:

Federal Election Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Patent and Trademark Office
Environmental Protection Agency
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation